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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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MYRCENE

Chemical ID
MYRCENE
Ubiquitous
No
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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 100 ug/ml *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 100 ug/ml Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allergenic *
Analgesic Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Antibacterial *
Anticonvulsant *
Antimutagenic Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Antinitrosaminic *
Antinociceptive 10-20 mg/kg ipr mus Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antinociceptive 20-40 mg/kg scu mus Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antioxidant Jim Duke's personal files.
Antispasmodic Jim Duke's personal files.
Chemopreventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FLavor FEMA 0.5-9 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Hypothermic *
Insectifuge *
Irritant Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Myorelaxant 100-200 mg/kg *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor IC50=0.14 uM *
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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Angelica archangelica Fruit *
Angelica archangelica Root 7.0 380.0 1.4 *
Angelica archangelica Root Essent. Oil *
Aniba rosaeodora Essential Oil *
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil 2000.0 61000.0 -0.1 *
Apium graveolens Stem Essent. Oil 18000.0 1.0 *
Apium graveolens Shoot *
Apium graveolens Fruit Essent. Oil 2000.0 61000.0 0.9 *
Apium graveolens Leaf Essent. Oil 14000.0 -0.3 *
Apium graveolens Root Essent. Oil 18000.0 -0.4 *
Apium graveolens Et 18000.0 1.0 *
Apium graveolens Seed 40.0 1830.0 0.0 *
Aralia cordata Root 22.0 -0.8 *
Artemisia annua Plant 12.0 2040.0 1.8 *
Artemisia capillaris Essential Oil *
Artemisia dracunculus Essential Oil *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot 80.0 1000.0 0.8 *
Artemisia salsoloides Shoot 7000.0 7.6 V. Kaul, P. Weyerstahl, H. Wahlberg, H. Marschall, (1992); Volatile constituents of the essential oil and the absolute of Aremisia salsoloides Willd. from Ladakh,Flavour and Fragrance journal, Vol.7, 299-305.
Artemisia vulgaris Plant Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil *